Vindication? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is a happy guy these days. At a recent news media availability, Gov. Malloy said he feels vindicated because Republicans failed to gain legislative seats by running against his agenda. "Democrats should have a takeaway. And that is you should not be afraid to make tough decisions, particularly if you are transparent about those decisions, if you explain why those decisions were necessary," the governor said. He should be reminded that legislators have some of the greatest job security in the country, primarily because of the old paradox that no matter how much people dislike a legislative body as a whole, they tend to greatly like their own representatives because they know them personally. (In Connecticut, the re-election rate for lawmakers is about 95 percent.) As such, it seems the election results had more to do with legislators' personal ties than with Gov. Malloy.

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